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- noun Plural form of
aureola .
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Examples
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No throbbing manhoods or heaving bosoms or aureolae crinkling in delight or bursting dams of orgasmic orgamicosity or whatever.
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No throbbing manhoods or heaving bosoms or aureolae crinkling in delight or bursting dams of orgasmic orgamicosity or whatever.
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William attributes his Scrabble acumen to his very thorough education in university, which opened his eyes, he says, to premium words such as "aureolae," "qanat," and "euripi" my spell-check flagged two of these words as being unknown; that's how good William is.
The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed TIM CESTNICK 2011
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William attributes his Scrabble acumen to his very thorough education in university, which opened his eyes, he says, to premium words such as "aureolae," "qanat," and "euripi" my spell-check flagged two of these words as being unknown; that's how good William is.
The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed TIM CESTNICK 2011
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Regarding Scalzi’s last paragraph: If aureolae are crinkling with delight, I think it’s a sign of a more serious symptom.
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But on second thoughts _that_ -- "Amber snaps her fingers and the mannequin turns around once more before morphing back into neutrality, aureolae perfect puckered disks above the top of its bodice --" is just too much. "
fbharjo commented on the word aureolae
halos - only two consonants and six vowels
May 29, 2011